Seedshell rattle consisting of forked branch with rows of spherical seed shells

Seedshell rattle consisting of forked branch with rows of

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Seedshell rattle consisting of forked branch with rows of spherical seed shells, probably used by Ciga in Nyabingi cult, south western Ugandan, 1880-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A301619
Materials:
wood, shell, seed and raffia
Measurements:
length 450 mm
height 85 mm
width 95 mm
shells: diameter 45 mm
type:
rattles
credit:
Church Missionary Society